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Hacked websites on the rise: Google

Google painted a bleak picture of cybersecurity trends Monday, saying the number of websites hacked rose 32 per cent last year, with little relief in sight.

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[WASHINGTON] Google painted a bleak picture of cybersecurity trends Monday, saying the number of websites hacked rose 32 per cent last year, with little relief in sight.

"We don't expect this trend to slow down. As hackers get more aggressive and more sites become outdated, hackers will continue to capitalise by infecting more sites," Google said in a post on its webmaster blog.

Google, which inserts security warnings when it detects hacked sites, said most of those warned can clean up their pages, but that 61 per cent are not notified because their sites are not verified by the search engine.

"As always, it's best to take a preventative approach and secure your site rather than dealing with the aftermath," the blog said.